Agmatine attenuates neuropathic pain in sciatic nerve ligated rats: Modulation by hippocampal sigma receptors

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 714, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 424-431

  Kotagale, Nandkishor Ramdas ^a   Shirbhate, Saurabh Haridas ^a   Shukla, Pradeep ^b   Ugale, Rajesh Ramesh ^a,b  

^a New Kamptee   (India)

^b GURU GHASIDAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agmatine; Allodynia; Hippocampus; Hyperalgesia; Neuropathic pain; Sigma Receptor; TNF

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; OPIATE AGONIST; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PENTAZOCINE; SIGMA 1 OPIATE RECEPTOR; SIGMA 2 OPIATE RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPERALGESIA; INTRAHIPPOCAMPAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE INJURY; SENSITIZATION;

AGMATINE; ALLODYNIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPERALGESIA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; SIGMA RECEPTOR; TNF-Α;

AGMATINE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIGATION; MALE; NEURALGIA; NOCICEPTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, SIGMA; SCIATIC NERVE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84885469060     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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